19. Did you find that NursingCAS assisted you with eliminating the burden of processing paper documents?

Did you find that NursingCAS assisted you with eliminating the burden of processing paper documents? Yes

No

20. Did you see an increase in applications?

Did you see an increase in applications? Yes

No

21. Did you see a decrease in applications

Did you see a decrease in applications Yes

No

22. Has the use of NursingCAS impacted your enrollment or applicant yield?

Has the use of NursingCAS impacted your enrollment or applicant yield? Significant decrease

Decrease

No change

Increase

Significant increase

Too early to tell

Not sure

23. What is the overall quality of the applicant pool from NursingCAS?

What is the overall quality of the applicant pool from NursingCAS? Good

Bad

Satisfactory

Excellent

24. Would you like a field in which applicants can self-report their test scores? Currently, applicants choose whether or not they have taken or plan to take a specific exam, including month and year of the exam.

Would you like a field in which applicants can self-report their test scores? Currently, applicants choose whether or not they have taken or plan to take a specific exam, including month and year of the exam. Yes

No

25. Are you satisfied with the customer service given to your applicants by the NursingCAS Customer service team?

Are you satisfied with the customer service given to your applicants by the NursingCAS Customer service team? Yes

No

26. Are you satisfied with the customer service hours of NursingCAS? Current call hours are Monday-Friday, 9 AM - 5 PM Eastern Standard Time. Emails are answered Monday - Sunday.

Are you satisfied with the customer service hours of NursingCAS? Current call hours are Monday-Friday, 9 AM - 5 PM Eastern Standard Time. Emails are answered Monday - Sunday. Yes

No

Unsure

27. What student information or ERP system do you use at your institution?

What student information or ERP system do you use at your institution? Banner

PeopleSoft

Datatel

Jenzabar

Developed in-house

Other (please specify)

28. Do you import the data from NursingCAS into your system using the export utility in WebAdMIT?

Do you import the data from NursingCAS into your system using the export utility in WebAdMIT? Yes

No

29. Are you currently using WebAdMIT?

Are you currently using WebAdMIT? Yes

No

30. If yes, how frequently?

If yes, how frequently? Daily

Weekly

Bi-weekly

Monthly

Other (please specify)

31. If no, why are you not using WebAdMIT?

If no, why are you not using WebAdMIT?

32. Did you complete a training session with the WebAdMIT staff?

Did you complete a training session with the WebAdMIT staff? Yes

No

33. Would you like additional training in WebAdMIT?

Would you like additional training in WebAdMIT? Yes

No

34. How was your training experience with WebAdMIT?

How was your training experience with WebAdMIT? Good

Bad

Satisfactory

Excellent

35. What aspects of WebAdMIT do you use most frequently? Please select all that apply.

What aspects of WebAdMIT do you use most frequently? Please select all that apply. GPA Calculation Tool

Export Utility

Email Function

PDF View of the Application and the Supporting Documents

List Manager

Report Function

Assignment Feature

Electronic Transcript

Notes Feature

Requirements Tool

Status Channel

Other (please specify)

36. What features do you use the least? Please select all that apply.

What features do you use the least? Please select all that apply. GPA Calculation Tool

Export Utility

Email Function

PDF View of the Application and the Supporting Documents

List Manager

Report Function

Assignment Feature

Electronic Transcript

Notes Feature

Requirements Tool

Status Channel

Other (please specify)

37. Are there any features you would like to see added?

Are there any features you would like to see added? Yes

No

Not sure

If yes, please specify

38. How is the customer service provided by WebAdMIT?

How is the customer service provided by WebAdMIT? Good

Bad

Satisfactory

Excellent

39. Please comment further on your experience using WebAdMIT.

Please comment further on your experience using WebAdMIT.

40. Do you limit the number of graduate programs an applicant can apply to at your school of nursing per term? If so, what is the term limit?

Do you limit the number of graduate programs an applicant can apply to at your school of nursing per term? If so, what is the term limit? There is no limit

One program per term

Two programs per term

Four programs per term

Five programs per term

Other (please specify)

41. For repeated courses, does your program want NursingCAS to include only the most recent grade or all grades in the NursingCAS GPA?

For repeated courses, does your program want NursingCAS to include only the most recent grade or all grades in the NursingCAS GPA? Include only the most recent courses

Include ALL courses, regardless of whether they were later repeated

No preference

Other (please specify)

42. How does your program provide applicant files to admissions committee members?

Please note that if an applicant does not enter in coursework then you will not be able to use the tool in WebAdMIT to calculate GPAs, including your institution’s pre-requisite GPA; you will only have access to the GPA and coursework information from the PDF version of the applicant’s transcripts. In addition, you will not be able to export the course work data.

43. Do you use the GPAs calculated by NursingCAS?

Do you use the GPAs calculated by NursingCAS? Yes

No

44. If yes, which NursingCAS GPAs did your program use as part of your decision-making process in the admissions cycle? (Select all that apply.)

If yes, which NursingCAS GPAs did your program use as part of your decision-making process in the admissions cycle? (Select all that apply.) Upper Division (Junior and Senior work)

Total (Pre-Baccalaureate)

Post-Baccalaureate

Cumulative Undergraduate

Graduate

Technical/Vocational

Remedial

Overall

English

Math

Natural Sciences

Other Classes

Social Sciences

45. What other types of GPA calculations would you like NursingCAS to provide you in WebAdMIT?

What other types of GPA calculations would you like NursingCAS to provide you in WebAdMIT? Courses with a nursing prefix

We do not use the GPA calculations provided by NursingCAS

Other (please specify)

46. Do you calculate your own “local” GPA by using the GPA Calculation tool in WebAdMIT?

Do you calculate your own “local” GPA by using the GPA Calculation tool in WebAdMIT? Yes

No

47. If no, how do you calculate GPAs?

If no, how do you calculate GPAs? Through Microsoft Excel

Using a calculator

Other (please specify)

48. Is the course work data valuable to you in making admissions decisions?

Is the course work data valuable to you in making admissions decisions? Yes

No

Only for pre-licensure or undergraduate applicants

Only for post-licensure or graduate level applicants

49. Which applicants, if any, should enter in course work?

Which applicants, if any, should enter in course work? Applicants to any level program

Only applicants who are applying to a pre-licensure or undergraduate program

Only applicants who are applying to a post-licensure or graduate level program

No applicants should enter in coursework

50. If the applicant has a bachelor’s degree in nursing and is applying to a doctoral level program, would you prefer that

If the applicant has a bachelor’s degree in nursing and is applying to a doctoral level program, would you prefer that The applicant enters in all course work

The applicant only enters in their undergraduate cumulative GPA and their master’s level course work

The applicant enters in course work from what they identify as their primary institution

The applicant enters in no course work

51. If the applicant has a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in nursing and is applying to a doctoral level program, would you prefer that

If the applicant has a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in nursing and is applying to a doctoral level program, would you prefer that
The applicant enters in all course work

The applicant only enters in their undergraduate cumulative GPA and their master’s level course work

The applicant enters in course work from what they identify as their primary institution

The applicant enters in no course work

52. Has an applicant told you that entering in the course work data prevented them from applying through NursingCAS?

Has an applicant told you that entering in the course work data prevented them from applying through NursingCAS? Yes

No

Currently NursingCAS closes at the end of each cycle from August 1-15 in order to make updates to the application, effectively restarting the NursingCAS application cycle.

53. Are satisfied currently with the current closure period, August 1-August 15?

Are satisfied currently with the current closure period, August 1-August 15? Yes

No

Indifferent

54. If no, what would be a better time for the application to close?

If no, what would be a better time for the application to close? December 15 – January 1

January 1 – January 15

May 1 – May 15

May 15 – May 31

August 15 – August 31

Continuous cycle, no closure period

Other (please specify)

55. Do you want applicant data to carry over cycle to cycle?

Do you want applicant data to carry over cycle to cycle?
Yes

No

56. If yes, for how long do you want the applicant data to carry over for?

If yes, for how long do you want the applicant data to carry over for? 1 year (current practice)

2 years

3 years

4 years

5 years

6 years

More than 6 years

57. What were your goals in joining NursingCAS?

What were your goals in joining NursingCAS?

58. How long did it take you to implement NursingCAS at your institution?

How long did it take you to implement NursingCAS at your institution?
1-3 months

3-6 months

6-9 months

9-12 months

Over a year

59. What steps did your program take to prepare for and adapt to NursingCAS for the first time?

What steps did your program take to prepare for and adapt to NursingCAS for the first time?

60. What was the most difficult aspect of transitioning into NursingCAS for the first time?

What was the most difficult aspect of transitioning into NursingCAS for the first time?

61. Did you encounter any obstacles to joining NursingCAS?

Did you encounter any obstacles to joining NursingCAS?

62. What can the NursingCAS staff do to make it an easier transition?

What can the NursingCAS staff do to make it an easier transition?

63. What are the top benefits you have realized from using this service?

What are the top benefits you have realized from using this service?

64. Do you plan to implement NursingCAS for your other programs?

Do you plan to implement NursingCAS for your other programs?
Yes

No

If no, please explain

65. If yes, when do you plan on implementing?

If yes, when do you plan on implementing?

66. Do you have any other comments you would like to add in general?

Do you have any other comments you would like to add in general?

67. Have you contacted NursingCAS about an issue?

Have you contacted NursingCAS about an issue?
Yes

No

68. If yes, was it resolved?

If yes, was it resolved? Yes

No

69. If not, please explain.

If not, please explain.

70. Were your satisfied with the length of time it took resolve the issue?

Were your satisfied with the length of time it took resolve the issue? Yes